Clip for rope tramways



(No Model.)

S. HALLIDIE'. OLIP FOR ROPE TRAMWAYS.

Iv 16 Patented Jan. 12, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

ANDREW S. IIALLIDIE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CLIP FOR ROPE TRAMWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 466,880, dated January12, I892.

' Application filed August 28, 1891- Serial No. 404,009. (No model.)

To all whom it Duty concern:

Ito it known that I, ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, a citizen of the United States,residingin the city and county of San Francisco, State ofv California,have invented an Improvement in Clips for Rope Tramways; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to that class of clips for use in connection withendless ropeways for sustaining and carrying the load and container,said class being exemplified by Let ters Patent No. 210,851, issued tome December 18, 1878, and particularly by the Rowland Letters Patentissued to me March 4, 1890, N 0. 422,892, to which said patents furtherreference may readily be made.

My present invention consists in the several improvements in this classof clips, as will be hereinafter fully described, and specificallypointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide for greater strength andincreased simplicity in construction and manufacture of clips of thiskind.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a section of my clip. Fig. 2 is atop view of same, a portionof the nut 15 being broken away. Fig. 3 is a general view showing theclip with its connected hanger carriedby the rope, which is supported onone of the sheaves of the ropeway.

A is the body portion or piece of the clip. One end of this body isprovided or formed with downwardly extending separated or spaced lugs Cta, through which passes a shaft 13, upon which said shaft the head g ofthe hanger G is suspended, said hanger being connected with the carrieror container H. The other end of the body A is corrugated, as shown ata, said corrugation fitting against the strands of the rope or cable E.

C is a metallic leaf or sheath. This is bent to form a loop, whichencircles the rope or cable. One of its ends rests on top of the body Aand the other passes beneath said body. The upper end is thickened orreinforced, and is provided on its under surface with a key-seatshoulder c. Opposing this shoulder in the body A is formed the otherkey-seat shoulder a, and into the seatthus formcd is driven the wedgekeyr to tighten the loop of the leaf or sheath on the rope-or cable and toforce the corrugated end of the body to its bearing against the strandsof said rope or cable. This tightening of the parts is permitted by thebolt t, which passes through the lower portion of the leaf or sheath,through the body and through an elongated slot .9 in the upper port-ionof the leaf or sheath, and receivesa nut 15 on top. This bolt holds theleaf or sheath to the body and also permits the necessary movement intightening. The lower portion of the leaf or sheath C is also thickenedor reinforced, and its end finds a seat or bearing against the head ofone of the lugs to of the body A. The head T of bolt t is an enlargedone and is shaped to conform to and to cover the surface of the lowerportion of the leaf or sheath against which it bears tightly when thenut is tightened 011 the bolt.

In previous clips the shaft from which the carrier-hanger was suspendedextended directly out from and usually formed a part of the main body.On this shaft there had to be collars or flanges to hold thehanger-head. In my presentrclip the downwardly-extending lugsa a formthe guides or stops for the hanger-head, and they receive and carry theseparate shaft from which the hanger is suspended. This not onlyprovides fora simple, strong, and desirable construction, but permitsthe easy substitution of another shaft, if for any reason such a coursebecomes necessary, and this can be done without affecting the body.

The corrugated forward end of the body is an improvement and advantagein increasing the grip or hold of the clip on the rope or cable. Thebolt t, being made-with an enlarged head T, enables me to do away withthe separate guard and stiffening-piece heretofore used, and by reducingthe number of parts simplifies and cheapens the manufacture. The

' leaf or sheath is improved by reason of being strengthened by havingits ends thickened or reinforced, and when worn can be detached byremoving the key 7' and bolt 6 and a new leaf or sheath substituted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is-

1. In a clip for rope trannvays, a body portion or piece bifurcated atone end with the lugs of the bifurcation extending downwardly, and ahanger pivotally hung between said lugs, so that it may swing in planesparallel with the cable, substantially as herein described.

2. In a clip for rope tramways, abody portion or piece bifurcated at oneend, the downwardly-extendin g separated or spaced lugs of saidbifurcation carrying a removable crossshaft, from which the hanger issuspended with capability of swinging parallel with the cable,substantially as herein described.

3. In a clip for rope tramways, a body portion or piece bifurcated atone end to form the downwardly-extending separated or spaced lugs, saidlugs being provided with holes in the lower portions, and an independentremovable cross-shaft carried in the holes of said lugs and from whichthe carrier is suspended with capability of swing parallel with thecable, substantially as herein described.

4. In a clip for rope tramways, a body portion having spaced lugs at oneend for the reception of the head of the carrier-hanger and having theopposite end corrugated to fit the rope strands, in combination withmeans for forcing the rope against the corrugated surface of the body,substantially as herein described.

5. In a clip for rope tramways, the combination of a body portion orpiece having one end corrugated to fit and rest against the rope strandsand an adjustable leaf or sheath fitted to the body portion or piece andbent about and embracing the rope, substantially as described.

6. In a clip for rope tralnways, the combination of the body portion orpiece having at one end the lugs and the cross-shaft between the lugsfor suspending the carrier-hanger and its other end corrugated forfitting against the rope strands, and the adjustable leaf or sheathfitted to the body portion or piece and embracing the rope,substantially as described.

7. In a clip for rope tramways, and in combination with a body piece orportion, the bendable leaf or sheath embracing the rope or cable andhaving its ends thickened or reinforced and fitted above and below thebody piece or portion, substantially as described.

8. In a clip for rope tramways, a body portion or piece and a bendableleaf or sheath embracing the rope and having its ends bearing above andbelow the body portion or piece, in combination with the bolt 1?,passing through the ends of the leaf or sheath and through theintervening body portion or piece, said bolt having the enlarged headbearing on one end of the leaf or sheath and receiving a nut on itsother end, substantially as described.

9. In a clip for rope tramways, the combination of a body having thekey-seat shoulder, the bendable leaf or sheathhaving the key-seatshoulder and slot, the wedge keyseated between said shoulder, and thebolt 25, having the large head T and the nut 25, substantially asdescribed.

10. An improved clip for rope tramways, consisting of the body havingthe lugs and cross-shaft at one end and the corrugations at the otherend, the bendable leaf or sheath embracing the rope and havingreinforced or thickened ends bearing above and below the body, thetightening-key fitted between shoulders in the body and in the leaf orsheath end, and the bolt having an enlarged head and a nut, saidboltpassingthrough the bodyand one end of the leaf or sheath and slottedthrough the other end thereof, substantially as described.

In witness whereofl have hereunto set my hand.

ANDREW S. IIALLIDIE.

Witnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, J. A. BAYLESS.

